The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-22


the concert which had been advertised for
some weeks, and which was given for the
benefit Of the Sunday school library. At ten
minutes past eight, Prof Bathurst came
forward and announced that one number on
the programme would have to be omitted,
that Mr.. W. L. Hardy, who was to give q
tenor solo, had been callei away from town
Unexpectedly. This was great disappoint-
ment to the audience, as Mr.. Hardy has be.
come very popular rs tenor, and many had
looked forward with great pleasure to hear.
ing him, and there was little murmur OF
regret when Prof. Bathurst made the An.
nouncement.
The concert opened with piano solo by
Miss Alberta Harmon, which was roundly
applauded The next was quartette, en-.
titled, "Come where the Cowslip Bloweth,"
by Misses Griffith and Smith and Messrs.
Trimble and Mekeel. This was highly &C.
ceptable. Miss Griffith showed her voice to
good advantage in this piece, as the soprano
was rather prominent
The next number was to have been Mr..
Hardys solo, but rs substitute Prof. j. 8.
Stokes stepped forward with his violin. His
selection Of piece could not have been bet.
ter. 1t was "Swannee River" with varia-
tons. No one around here can play the
violin just like Prof. Stokes, anyway, and II
there be any degrees Of excellence in his
playing, he played better than usual. He
was encored and repeated portion Of the
same piece.
Miss Clara Grifith's solo. "When the
Heart is Young" was encored, and she re-
sponded with very pleasant selection. The
words were nearly drowned in the melody,
but they were something about Garry Q
Letter to My Love-" Miss Griffith certainly
has magnificent voice, and will make her
mark in the musical line IL she gives her ct.
tention to it.
Prof. Stokes having played at an earlier
point on the programme, his number was
omitted.
The recitation, my sister and l." by Miss
Munger, Of Princeton, was decided novelty.
The piece itself was strange. weird sort Of
a thing, and required great Aexibility Of
voice to render it ct all. This Miss Munger
possesses, and the variations Of sound that
she managed to produce, and the changes Of
facial expression were wonderful. She was
encored and gave portion of o supposed
sermon by q colored preacher on "Faith,"
which was very amusing burlesque.
DR.. Bu.terfelds tenor solo, my Queen"
was received with storm Of applause and
An encore. Returning, he sang another
selection of similar sort, and was again
roundly applaudsd.
The male quartette was literally "im-
nense." The selection they were down for
was entitled, ~ think Of Thee" It is q
sentimental piece, and the four voices that
rendered it in perfect accord, brought down
The house. They were cheered again and
again. They filed onto the stage and bowed,
but that wouldn't do at all. The audience
insisted upon an encore, and the gentlemen
,ang "Nellie WAS Lady" This met with
smother encore. and the last verso was re-
pested. The audience wasn't satisfied then,
md only subsidized because they couldn't get
my more. This qusrtette, composed Of
Arthur Hook, George Trimble, Clarence
Stewart and Nate Degsn, 10 ono Of the best
young mems qusrtettes to be found. In
,ome respects it can rival the Arion quar-
tette.
Miss Alice B. Smith sang an alto solo, the
selection being Of sacred music. For Sec
ond piece, in response to an encore, she
sang my OLD Love-" very beautiful love
song.
Prof. F. A. Fitzgerald then made his ap.
pearance with the new cornet he brought
home from Chicago q few weeks since.
"Fitz' had on full dress suit and pleas.
Ant smile, as he bowed to the audience and
waited for the pianist to play the prelude.
Then he drew . long breath, raised the in.
strument to his lips and he went for that
cornet in way that Ottawa people all know
about. He played second splendid selec-
lion in response to vociferous encore, and
refused second encore, though the audi
ence tried to stamp the floor through.
Mrs. Allen Griggs' recitation, in the
darky dialect, was very good, as was also
her encore piece. As she was about to re-
spond to the encore beautiful boquet Of
flowers was handed her by one Of the ushers
and she carried it in her hand as she bowed
to the cheering audience.
At this point Prof. Bathurst came forward
and thanked the audience, the participants,
and everybody in general for their assist
ance in making success Of the entertain
ment. The last piece Of the evening was
duet for soprano and alto, by Misses Griffith
and Smith.
The concert was beyond what people ex
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